Anacantha is a group of thistles in the daisy family, first described as a genus in 1956 with the name Modestia.Kharadze, Anna Lukianovna. 1956. Not. Syst. Geog. Inst. Bot. Tbhilis. 19: 40Tropicos, Modestia Kharadze & Tamamsch. This was later to be regarded as an illegitimate homonym, and so in 1982 the name was changed to Anacantha.Sborník Národního Muzea v Prazĕ. 1982. Řada B: Prírodni Vĕdy 1982: 108Tropicos Anacantha Sbo N
The entire genus is native to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Species , Plants of the World Online accepted two species: Anacantha darwasica (C.Winkl.) Soják – Tajikistan, Uzbekistan Anacantha mira (Iljin) Soják – Uzbekistan
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